Kellyanne Conway started a company when she was 28, and it has made her millions

Kellyanne Conway's climb from pollster to White House counselor
has been closely watched by the media.

When Conway joined the Trump administration, she and her husband,
New York City lawyer George Conway, disclosed assets
worth up to $39.3 million. Much of that wealth came from
Kellyanne's polling business, which she started in
1995, at
the age of 28.

While attending law school at George Washington University,
Conway worked as an assistant at a firm headed by Richard
Wirthlin, who was President Ronald Reagan's pollster and
strategist.

According to New York magazine, after graduation, Conway
quickly recognized "there was money to be made" in advising
private corporations and politicians on how women vote. The
Polling Company — where Conway served as president and CEO —
focused on that demographic, working with a roster of
private clients that included American Express, Hasbro, and
Boeing.

The company's political clients have included Newt Gingrich, Ben
Carson, Ted Cruz, and ultimately, President Trump.

In October of 2016, Politico
reported that the presidential election had netted The
Polling Company $1.9 million from the various candidates Conway
had worked with. $952,000 of that reportedly came from the super
PAC that had backed both Ted Cruz, and later, (under a different
name) Trump.

Today, much of Conway's income — somewhere between $1 million and
$5 million — comes from The Polling Company, and the couple
has earned thousands in dividends from stocks. One Citibank
account has been valued at between $500,000 and $1 million,
according to
financial disclosure forms.

Last week, Rep. Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight
Committee sent
a letter to The Polling Company's new CEO, Brett Loyd,
requesting more information about Conway's current standing with
the company.